Preparing for Transition: Insights from the Labour Team

Today, Sir Keir Starmer holds cabinet meeting on his first full day as the UK’s new prime minister.

In this podcast recorded live for Radio 4, Adam, Laura and Paddy discuss Labour’s preparations for government, whether the Tory leadership race has already begun and which figure from Labour’s past could be making a return.

Plus, Laura reveals one of the more unusual forms of preparation that has taken place in the Treasury for the UK's first female chancellor.

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